Sunday September 20, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 09/20/1970:



Charley Johnson's first Oilers' start was a winning one as his TD passes to Jerry LeVias provided the Oilers with a 14-0 edge at the half. Terry Bradshaw, the NFL's No. 1 draft pick, gave way to Terry Hanratty midway in the game and Hanratty put the Steelers on the scoreboard with a TD pass to rookie Ron Shanklin. The game inaugurated regular-season competition in the new Pittsburgh stadium.

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Team1234F
Houston Oilers (1-0-0)772319
Pittsburgh Steelers (0-1-0)00077

( 7- 0) HOU Jerry LeVias 22 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Roy Gerela kick) (14- 0) HOU Jerry LeVias 10 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Roy Gerela kick) (16- 0) HOU Safety, Terry Bradshaw forced out of end zone by Ron Pritchard (19- 0) HOU Roy Gerela 8 yard field goal (19- 7) PIT Ron Shanklin 15 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Gene Mingo kick)
                     HOU             PIT
First Downs:         17              11
Rushes-yards:        41-172          22-71
Yards/rush:          4.2             3.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-25-138-0     10-30-163-1
Sacked-yards:        1-5             3-20
Net pass yards:      133             143
Net yards/pass:      5.1             4.3
Total net yards:     305             214
Total plays:         67 (61% run)    55 (40% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             3.9
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             2-0
Turnovers:           0               1
Penalties-yards:     5-50            7-43

Attendance: 45,538

Passing:
HOU: Charley Johnson, 11 of 25 for 138 yards and 2 TDs PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 4 of 16 for 70 yards (1 int); Terry Hanratty, 6 of 14 for 93 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
HOU: Hoyle Granger, 19 for 73 yards; Woody Campbell, 13 for 49 yards; Mike Richardson, 5 for 26 yards; Roy Hopkins, 3 for 9 yards; Jerry LeVias, 1 for 15 yards PIT: Preston Pearson, 13 for 33 yards; Frenchy Fuqua, 4 for 1 yard; Terry Bradshaw, 3 for 20 yards; Hubie Bryant, 1 for 24 yards; Dick Hoak, 1 for -7 yards
Receiving:
HOU: Jim Beirne, 3 for 46 yards; Jerry LeVias, 3 for 37 yards and 2 TDs; Hoyle Granger, 2 for 30 yards; Woody Campbell, 2 for 14 yards; Roy Hopkins, 1 for 11 yards PIT: Ron Shanklin, 3 for 73 yards and 1 TD; Dennis Hughes, 3 for 28 yards; Dave Smith, 1 for 53 yards; Preston Pearson, 1 for 8 yards; Hubie Bryant, 1 for 3 yards; Frenchy Fuqua, 1 for -2 yards
Kick returns:
HOU: Benny Johnson, 1 for 30 yards; Hoyle Granger, 1 for 0 yards; Jerry LeVias, 1 for -8 yards PIT: Preston Pearson, 2 for 63 yards; Mel Blount, 1 for 28 yards
Punt returns:
HOU: Jerry LeVias, 3 for 31 yards; Mike Richardson, 1 for 4 yards PIT: Hubie Bryant, 5 for -23 yards
Interceptions:
HOU: Ron Pritchard, 1 for 17 yards
Punting:
HOU: Spike Jones, 8 for 345 yards PIT: Bobby Walden, 8 for 367 yards
Field Goals:
HOU: Roy Gerela, 1/2 PIT: Gene Mingo, 0/1


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